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|image= The Five Companions.jpg | |image = The Five Companions.jpg | ||
|range = Bonus Releases | |range = Bonus Releases | ||
|number in range = X | |number in range = X | ||
|series = ''[[Bonus Releases]]'' | |series = ''[[Bonus Releases]]'' | ||
|number= X | |number = X | ||
|doctor= Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Sara Kingdom|Sara]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Nyssa]] | |companions = [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Sara Kingdom|Sara]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Nyssa]] | ||
|enemy= [[Dalek]]s, [[ | |enemy = [[Silver Dalek]]s, [[Grex]] | ||
|setting= | |setting = Disused alternate section of [[Death Zone]], [[Gallifrey]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Eddie Robson | ||
|director= [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|music= [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|sound= | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|cover= [[Alex Mallinson]] | |sound = Howard Carter | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|release date= | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|format= | |release date = 11 December 2011 | ||
|production code= 6K/A | |format = 1 CD | ||
|isbn= | |production code = 6K/A | ||
|prev=The Four Doctors (audio story) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-691-8 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78178-692-5 (digital) | ||
|next=Night of the Stormcrow (audio story) | |prev = The Four Doctors (audio story) | ||
|next = Night of the Stormcrow (audio story) | |||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/howardcarter-1/the-five-companions-trailer | |soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/howardcarter-1/the-five-companions-trailer | ||
| | |epcount = 1 | ||
'''''The Five Companions''''' was the ninth ''[[Doctor Who]]'' bonus story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Eddie Robson]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]], [[William Russell]] as [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Peter Purves]] as [[Steven Taylor]], [[Jean Marsh]] as [[Sara Kingdom]] and [[Anneke Wills]] as [[Polly Wright]]. | |series2 = Classic Series - Special Releases | ||
|prev2 = The Four Doctors (audio story) | |||
|next2 = The Light at the End (audio story) | |||
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'''''The Five Companions''''' was the ninth ''[[Doctor Who]]'' bonus story released on [[11 December (releases)|11 December]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111228065248/http://bigfinish.com:80/whatsnew.aspx Latest and Upcoming releases] (Archived 28-12-2011 on the Wayback Machine)</ref> by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Eddie Robson]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]], [[William Russell]] as [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Peter Purves]] as [[Steven Taylor]], [[Jean Marsh]] as [[Sara Kingdom]] and [[Anneke Wills]] as [[Polly Wright]]. | |||
It was one of only two bonus releases which aren't available for general purchase and can only be obtained by a subscription including a main range release (in this case, ''[[Army of Death (audio story)|Army of Death]]''), the other being ''[[The Four Doctors]]''. | It was one of only two bonus releases which aren't available for general purchase and can only be obtained by a subscription including a main range release (in this case, ''[[Army of Death (audio story)|Army of Death]]''), the other being ''[[The Four Doctors (audio story)|The Four Doctors]]''. | ||
Essentially, this audio acts as an extension of the events of ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', with the Fifth Doctor encountering more past [[companion]]s and [[Dalek]]s, as well as the [[Sontaran]]s, in the [[Death Zone]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to | A long time after leaving the [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] finds that he has been transported to a place made of fused [[spacecraft]] and is taken prisoner by a [[Dalek]], but he is saved when the Dalek falls down a shaft disguised with a sheet of [[metal]] by a similarly perplexed [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]]. They flee when the Dalek flies back upwards and take refuge in an [[airlock]], utilising the system's magnetic force against the Dalek when it breaks in and leaving it vulnerable. | ||
[[Polly Wright|Polly]], transported away whilst on her way to a [[restaurant]], hides in a hatch from a [[dinosaur]] and pulls [[Sara Kingdom|Sara]] inside to save her. The dinosaur is attacked by Daleks and both sides seemingly kill one another, after which Polly and Sara emerge and find that one Dalek is still alive. Sara soon kills it with a [[pipe]], takes its [[gunstick|gun]] and leads Polly away in search of a way to escape; she destroys a group of Daleks and rescues [[Nyssa]], whom the Daleks have been forcing to assist them in their mission to get away from the [[pocket dimension]] they have all arrived in. | |||
Instead of being transported from the [[Death Zone]] to [[the Capitol]] as he had intended, the [[Fifth Doctor]] finds himself with [[Skarl]] of the [[Sontaran Sixth Column]] and is taken prisoner. A Dalek argues with Skarl over the Doctor and Steven knocks the [[Sontaran]] out by hitting his [[probic vent]], after which the Dalek reveals himself to be Ian inside a travel machine. They are joined by Nyssa, Polly and Sara, the last of whom brushes away her survival as "a long story", and the Doctor realises that they have all been dragged into an inescapable alternative environment of the Death Zone. | |||
Nyssa adapts a [[ground radar]] and she and Ian use it as a weapon to herd the dinosaurs away and prevent the Daleks from retreating. Steven and Sara are captured by [[Grex|Marshal Grex]], Skarl and [[Varsh (The Five Companions)|Varsh]] as they make their way to steal the Daleks' equipment and tell them about the gateway that Nyssa has been helping the Daleks develop, a device which the Sontarans intend to use and destroy. Although Skarl is ordered to guard Steven and Sara, he leaves them to hunt down the Doctor to restore his [[honour]]. He chases the Doctor and is killed when Polly pierces him in the [[probic vent]] with her [[stiletto]]. | |||
The Sontarans fight the Daleks and capture the gateway, which does not function, but the Daleks reveal that they knew of their objective and have sealed them inside their base. When Grex proposes that the two forces work together to boost the power of the gateway and destroy the dimension that they are in to kill the Doctor, the Daleks agree, only for an argument to break out and Grex to begin a fight in which he is killed. Ian and Nyssa disconnect the [[power cable]]s attached to the gateway too late and the dimension begins to collapse, so the Doctor has Steven fly Skarl's ship, made of [[dwarf star alloy]], to open a path to the gateway. | |||
Using the Sontaran ship's [[tractor beam]], Steven and Nyssa protect the Doctor with a bulkhead, but Nyssa refuses to let him work alone and takes over from him. Ian, Steven, Sara and Polly link arms to reach the Doctor and prevent him from falling when the floor breaks apart and Nyssa succeeds in shutting the gateway down. The Doctor is then able to make contact with the Capitol and says goodbye to his [[companion]]s, promising to visit them and warning that their [[memory|memories]] might be affected before transmatting away. His former companions doubt that he will ever visit them, however, as he has better things to do. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Polly Wright]] - [[Anneke Wills]] | * [[Polly Wright]] - [[Anneke Wills]] | ||
* [[Nyssa]] - [[Sarah Sutton]] | * [[Nyssa]] - [[Sarah Sutton]] | ||
* | * [[Dalek|The Daleks]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* | * [[Sontaran|The Sontarans]] - [[Dan Starkey]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Culture === | === Culture === | ||
* The Doctor mentions to Polly that he is attempting to get into contact with the [[Capitol]]. | * The Doctor mentions to Polly that he is attempting to get into contact with the [[Capitol]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* | * The Fifth Doctor is the only character to appear in both this story and the television story ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. | ||
* This marks the first time that [[Peter Purves]] and [[Anneke Wills]] have reprised their roles as [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Polly Wright]] respectively for Big Finish outside of the ''Companion Chronicles ''range. Similarly, it is the first time that [[William Russell]] has reprised his role as [[Ian Chesterton]] in a full cast Big Finish audio drama. | * This marks the first time that [[Peter Purves]] and [[Anneke Wills]] have reprised their roles as [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Polly Wright]] respectively for Big Finish outside of the ''Companion Chronicles ''range. Similarly, it is the first time that [[William Russell]] has reprised his role as [[Ian Chesterton]] in a full cast Big Finish audio drama. | ||
* | * This was a special release given away to Big Finish subscribers who have the audio story ''[[Army of Death (audio story)|Army of Death]]'' as part of their subscription.<ref>'About' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-five-companions-subscription-exclusive-684 the official ''The Five Companions'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref><ref name=":0">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110514125806/http://bigfinish.com/news/The-Five-Companions-In-the-Studio The Latest Big Finish News - The Five Companions - In the Studio] (Archived 14-05-2011 on the Wayback Machine)</ref> | ||
* This audio takes place during the events of ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. The [[Fifth Doctor]] is diverted to an | * The cover for this story was revealed on 9 May 2011.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110512110251/http://www.bigfinish.com/news/The-Five-Companions-Cover-revealed The Latest Big Finish News - The Five Companions - Cover revealed] (Archived 12-05-2011 on the Wayback Machine)</ref> | ||
* This story was recorded at [[the Moat Studios]],<ref>'Backstage' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-five-companions-subscription-exclusive-684 the official ''The Five Companions'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref> and at least partly recorded on [[12 May (production)|12 May]] [[2011 (production)|2011]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
* This audio takes place during the events of ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. The [[Fifth Doctor]] is diverted to an alternate section of the [[Death Zone]] that is disused after using {{Ainley}}'s transmat recall device, and discovers that some of his other companions have ended up there as well. | |||
* The Doctor tells Ian that he had intended to visit him several months earlier. This is a reference to the original plans for ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'', which had envisaged Ian taking the part ultimately allocated to [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | * The Doctor tells Ian that he had intended to visit him several months earlier. This is a reference to the original plans for ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'', which had envisaged Ian taking the part ultimately allocated to [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* This is the Doctor's first encounter with each of his first incarnation's companions since they left the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'', ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'') None of them know that the Doctor is a [[Time Lord]] nor are they familiar with the concept of [[regeneration]]. Even Polly, who witnessed the Doctor's regeneration into [[Second Doctor|his second incarnation]], remains uncertain of the process. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') With reference to Ian Chesterton, this will be contradicted in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone]]'', where the [[Eleventh Doctor]] meets a younger version of the science teacher and attends his wedding. | * This is the Doctor's first encounter with each of his first incarnation's companions since they left the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'', ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'') None of them know that the Doctor is a [[Time Lord]] nor are they familiar with the concept of [[regeneration]]. Even Polly, who witnessed the Doctor's regeneration into [[Second Doctor|his second incarnation]], remains uncertain of the process. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') With reference to Ian Chesterton, this will be contradicted in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone]]'', where the [[Eleventh Doctor]] meets a younger version of the science teacher and attends his wedding. | ||
* Polly claims sarcastically that making [[coffee]] was usually her main contribution to the proceedings. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Selachian Gambit (audio story)|The Selachian Gambit]]'') | * Polly claims sarcastically that making [[coffee]] was usually her main contribution to the proceedings. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Selachian Gambit (audio story)|The Selachian Gambit]]'') | ||
* The Doctor refers to Polly challenging the [[Cyber-Leader (Mondas)|Cyber-Leader]] [[Krail]] in the [[Snowcap]] in [[December]] [[1986]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') and destroying a squadron of [[ | * The Doctor refers to Polly challenging the [[CyberMondan|Mondasian]] [[Cyber-Leader (Mondas)|Cyber-Leader]] [[Krail]] in the [[Snowcap]] in [[December]] [[1986]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') and destroying a squadron of [[CyberTelosian|Cybermen]] on the [[Moonbase (The Moonbase)|Moonbase]] in [[2070]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'') | ||
* | * [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Grecks]] refers to the [[Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') | ||
* The fact that Ian is an elderly man would seem to disprove the rumour | * The fact that Ian is an elderly man would seem to disprove the rumour (as related by Sarah Jane to her friends [[Clyde Langer]] and [[Rani Chandra]] in [[2010]]) that he and Barbara have not aged since the [[1960s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* Martha would later refer to how pompous the name "Time Lord" sounds quite, ([[TV]] ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'') as would a future version of the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'') The [[Twelfth Doctor]] would soon get unwarranted treatment when he revealed to [[Danny Pink]] that he's a Time Lord. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caretaker (TV story)|The Caretaker]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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{{Dalek audio stories}} | {{Dalek audio stories}} | ||
{{Sontaran stories}} | {{Sontaran stories}} | ||
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[[Category:Bonus Releases audio stories]] | [[Category:Bonus Releases audio stories]] | ||
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